The annual Northwest Exterminating Awards Celebration is held to recognize those employees who have gone above and beyond.  The recipients of these awards are team members who show a true “Customers for Life” attitude.  We are so pleased with our Northwest Exterminating family and we’d like to say a special congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Northwest Exterminating Awards!

2011 L.A. and Emma Lene Phillips Awards
The LA and Emma Lene Phillips awards are the most prestigious awards given each year to persons that have character and strive to be successful in all areas inside and outside of the workplace.  The awards go to individuals who are not only difference makers but also moral and upstanding individuals who are determined and strive to better themselves and those around them.

L.A. Phillips Award – Jimmy Cook

Emma Lene Phillips – Linda Fleming

2011 Team Members of the Year
Alpharetta – Ross Adams

Buford – Patrick Cash

Canton – Bryan Haines

Carrollton – Bruce Nellis

Columbus – Linda Goodson

Commercial Pest – Eric Bussey

Dallas – Brian Butler

Lawn Care – Corey Fuller

LaGrange – Joe Lamb

Lanier – Courtney Brooks

Lawrenceville – Deborah Givens

Monroe – Brannon Sockwell

Newnan – Patti Kinlein

Savannah – Barry Teubert

Smyrna – Aldaberto Guerrero

Stockbridge – Bonnie Morgan

Wildlife – Wes Curtis

Corporate – Casey Poe

Additional Awards
Customer for Life Team Member of the Year – Sandy Oakley

Customer for Life Team of the Year – Monroe

Service Center of the Year – Alpharetta

Sales Service Representative of the Year – Bryan Haines

Administrative Salesperson of the Year – Tina Prevatt

Service Center Administrative Salesperson of the Year – Eric Ramirez

Salesperson of the Year – John Carlson

Residential Salesperson of the Year – Jonathan Bolser

Northwest Exterminating is extremely proud to announce that THREE of our service centers received the Angie’s List 2011 Super Service Award.  The Super Service Award is given to only 5% of the companies on Angie’s List.  These companies have exemplified superior service throughout the year.

We are so proud that our customers think so much of us that they go online to give reviews about the service they are receiving.

Congratulations to our Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, and Stockbridge service centers.   We are so proud!

Northwest Exterminating is so glad to welcome 2012!!  2011 was one for the record books at Northwest!  Here are just a FEW of the big things that happened in 2011:

• Celebrated 60 years of business
• Opened up new service centers in Columbus, Nashville, and East Cobb
• Introduced Complete CrawlSpace service
• Introduced Green Mosquito Control
• Participated in the MS Walk for the 2^nd year in a row
• Ranked in the 100 Top Workplaces by The AJC
• Nisus GPM All-Star
• Our own “Ask the Expert” was featured in Holmes magazine
• Teamed with WSB-TV for the Going Green Georgia Campaign
• Collected toys for  Toys for Tots
• Participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk
• And much, much more

2011 will be hard to top but we’re up for the challenge.  We’re looking forward to all this New Year has to offer!!  Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year!!

Please remember to keep Northwest Exterminating in mind for all of your termite and pest control needs!

Northwest Exterminating would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas.  The holidays are a great time to reflect and think about all of the blessings that we have in our lives.  We are truly blessed by our Northwest family that includes all of our dedicated teammates and our wonderful customers.

Thank you for making the decision to choose Northwest Exterminating for your termite and pest control needs.  We look forward to working together with you in 2012.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!

From Steve Phillips and the Northwest Exterminating Team

Northwest Exterminating is proud to announce that Leigh Ann Browning, Office Manager of our Buford service center, has been selected as one of the Outstanding Pest Management Professionals for 2011 by the Georgia Pest Control Association. Leigh Ann is one of only six winners who will be recognized at the GPCA Winter Conference in Athens in January.

We are very proud of Leigh Ann for this recognition and are very grateful to her for her 12 years of outstanding service to Northwest Exterminating and our customers.

It’s not breaking news that mold in a home is dangerous to those living in it.  But with a recent study, they found that exposure to mold before the age of seven greatly increases a child’s risk of developing asthma.  Genetics are important to consider in the risks of asthma.  A child is more likely to develop asthma if their parents have it also.

The major focus of the study was exposure to molds during infancy and later childhood and the development of asthma.  After they reviewed the results they concluded that there was a connection between dampness and/or mold and asthma.  577 homes that had an infant of 1 year old living there was assessed.  For every home picked with a detection of mold or water damage a home without mold or water damage was also picked.  The study investigated the association between asthma and allergic sensitivity to molds, cat, dog and dust mites.  At the age of 7, 31 of 176 of those children were found to be asthmatic.  Children that were living in a home with mold or water damage at a year old had more than twice the risk of developing asthma.  The final recommendation was to minimize the exposure to molds.  Removing mold and dampness from these homes resulted in a significant amount of reductions in hospital visits for children’s asthma.

Mold can be found almost anywhere that moisture is present.  Just like a plant, molds create tiny spores and begin to reproduce.  Mold spores constantly float through the air and when they land, they begin to grow.

Tips on how to eliminate mold in your home:

• Clean up any existing mold with soap and water.  Let the area dry completely.
• Eliminate sources of moisture.
• Use exhaust fans or open a window in bathrooms and kitchen when showering, cooking or washing dishes.
• Promptly fix water leaks.
• Damp or wet items should be dried completely within 1 to 2 days to prevent mold from growing.
• Maintain low indoor humidity.
• According to recent studies, indoor air cleaners and humidifiers can significantly reduce air pollutants such as mold.
• Make sure that your HVAC system is working properly.

See Northwest’s crawl space enclosure service for a great solution to keep your home mold free.

WSB-TV and Northwest Exterminating have teamed up once again!  Together, we will be exploring the future of Georgia’s Green lifestyle.  WSB-TV will be airing a half-hour special that will focus on the effects of traffic, climate changes and what we need to do to keep Georgia “LIVING GREEN“.

Be sure to check out Steve Phillips, President of Northwest Exterminating, as he talks about how Northwest is Going Green!

When: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
8:00 pm

Where: WSB-TV, Channel 2